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Gospel of John on DVD (2003)
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Henry Ian Cusick, Stuart Bunce
Director: Philip Saville
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The Gospel John, best-loved of the four gospels, vividly comes to life in a faithful and powerful dramatization of the Biblical text. It meticulously re-creates the era of Jesus during a tumultuous period that changed the course of history. Starring Henry Ian Cusick (Lost, Dead Like Me) as Jesus. ..read more »

68% from 47 members

My Uncle Silas - The First Complete Series on DVD (2002)
Starring: Albert Finney, Joe Prospero, Sue Johnston
Director: Philip Saville
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Based on the short stories of H.E. Bates. A young boy called Edward goes to stay with his Uncle Silas for the Summer. Silas is a loveable rogue and Edward is set to have many adventures. Episodes include: 'The Wedding', 'Queenie White', 'The Blue Feather', 'The Widder', 'Silas And Goliath' and 'The ..read more »

63% from 173 members

Crash - The Mystery of Flight 501 on DVD (2001)
Starring: Cheryl Ladd, Jefferey DeMunn, Doug Sheehan
Director: Philip Saville
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A woman fights to have her husband's name cleared when he is blamed for the crash of Flight 501 which resulted in 187 deaths.

46% from 41 members

Deacon Brodie (1997)
Starring: Billy Connolly, Simon Donald, Al Anderson
Director: Philip Saville
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A romantic period drama based on the true story of one of Scotland's most notorious characters.

60% from 5 members
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Metroland (1997)
Starring: Christian Bale, Lee Ross, Emily Watson
Director: Philip Saville
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Two best friends vow never to become trapped in suburbia's metroland. Escaping by the end of the 1960s, one young man decides to go globetrotting whilst the other moves to France.... Years later they meet again.

55% from 363 members
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The Buccaneers (2 discs) on DVD (1995)
Starring: Carla Gugino, Mira Sorvino, Alison Elliott
Director: Philip Saville
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In this turn-of-the century romance, four beautiful American girls go to London to find husbands, only to find themselves struggling against repressive Old World manners. Based on the novel by Edith Wharton.

66% from 105 members

The Cloning Of Joanna May - The Complete... (1992)
Starring: Patricia Hodge, Brian Cox, Emma Hardy
Director: Philip Saville
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Drama thriller based on the novel written by Fay Weldon. A middle-aged woman, Joanna May, discovers that her estranged husband had her cloned many years ago whilst undergoing an 'abortion.' Now years on she discovers the existence of three beautiful women. Her mirror image.... Made for television.

36% from 8 members
Not available for rental

Boys From The Black Stuff (3 discs) on DVD (1989)
Starring: Michael Angelis, Michael Angelis, Bernard Hill
Director: Philip Saville
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All five of Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed series of plays.

74% from 2,675 members

The Fruit Machine (1987)
Starring: Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens
Director: Philip Saville
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This thriller sets off from the heart of Liverpool when two young boys witness a gangland murder at the Fruit Machine Club, run by Annabelle (Robbie Coltrane). Fearing for their lives at the hand of the hired killer they head for Brighton. But as Michael continues to hustle for a living, Eddie ..read more »

66% from 31 members
Not available for rental

Life And Loves Of A She-Devil - Complete... (2 discs) (1986)
Starring: Patricia Hodge, Dennis Waterman, Julie T. Wallace
Director: Philip Saville
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The BAFTA Award-winning series from the BBC. Julie T Wallace stars as the terrifying and tall lady who stalks Dennis Waterman and wants to have his children. Patricia Hodge, his lovely lady, gets in the way, and living on the edge of a cliff provides an obvious method of killing, not to mention ..read more »

68% from 421 members
Not available for rental

Those Glory Glory Days on DVD (1984)
Starring: Zoe Nathenson, Sara Sugarman, Cathy Murphy
Director: Philip Saville
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Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the English league and FA Cup "double". Twenty years later, one of the girls tracks down players of the '60-'61 Spurs for a documentary.

67% from 74 members

Count Dracula on DVD (1977)
Starring: Susan Penhaligon, Louis Jourdan, Jack Shepherd
Director: Philip Saville
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Regarded as one of the best adaptations of the classic Bram Stoker tale, COUNT DRACULA benefits from a critically-acclaimed performance from Louis Jourdan as the title character. A cult classic from the seventies, the film faithfully recreates Stoker's characters and prose.

66% from 345 members

Oedipus the King (1967)
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Richard Johnson, Lilli Palmer
Director: Philip Saville
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The classic Greek tragedy by Sophocles stars Christopher Plummer as the psychologically tortured Oedipus.

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An Honourable Murder on DVD (1959)
Starring: Philip Saville, John Longden, Margaretta Scott
Director: Godfrey Grayson
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Julian Caesar, the board chairman of a large company deals with jealousy and treachery among his underlings as he fights to maintain control and power in this reworking of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'. The duplicitous directors are led by the ruthless R. Cassius who after much badgering convinces ..read more »

54% from 12 members

First Born on DVD
Starring: Charles Dance, Philip Madoc, Gabrielle Anwar
Director: Philip Saville
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Genetic scientist Edward Forester (Charles Dance) successfully breeds a human-gorilla hybrid baby called Gor. But he becomes emotionally attached to the child and is unable to destroy it. So he hides Gor, passing him off as his adopted son, whilst going to painstaking lengths to teach him to walk ..read more »

63% from 179 members

The Adventures Of Jane/Murder At 3A.M. on DVD
Starring: Christabel Leighton-Porter, Peggy Evans, Dennis Price
Director: Francis Searle, Alfred Goulding
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This fantastic double feature in the BEST OF BRITISH series includes; THE ADVENTURES OF JANE, based on the popular wartime comic strip 'Jane' in which the hapless heroine's comedy misadventures inevitably (and most often inadvertently) resulted in her losing her clothes; and MURDER AT 3A.M., a ..read more »

40% from 59 members

The Noel Coward Collection (7 discs) on DVD
Starring: Noel Coward
Director: Philip Dudley, John Gorrie, Philip Saville
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This collection features star-studded BBC productions of Coward's full-length plays, one-acts and short stories. Plays include: 'The Vortex', 'Hayfever', 'Private Lives', 'Design For Living', 'Plays in Laughter', 'Suite in Two Keys', 'Tonight At 8.30'.

68% from 111 members

Philip Saville facts

5 most recent films

Gospel of John - 3.5 stars
My Uncle Silas - The First Complete Series - 3.0 stars
Crash - The Mystery of Flight 501 - 2.5 stars
Deacon Brodie - 3.0 stars
Metroland - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Boys From The Black Stuff - 3.5 stars
The Noel Coward Collection - 3.5 stars
Life And Loves Of A She-Devil - Complete Series - 3.5 stars
Those Glory Glory Days - 3.5 stars
The Buccaneers - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Oedipus the King - 3 stars
The Cloning Of Joanna May - The Complete Series - 2.0 stars
Crash - The Mystery of Flight 501 - 2.5 stars
An Honourable Murder - 2.5 stars
Deacon Brodie - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Julie Walters - 4 times - show films
Bernard Hill - 4 times - show films
Michael Angelis - 4 times - show films
Tom Georgeson - 4 times - show films
Gwen Humble - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Philip Dudley - 1 times - show films
Godfrey Grayson - 1 times - show films
Max Varnel - 1 times - show films
Francis Searle - 1 times - show films
Alfred Goulding - 1 times - show films